I'm getting ready to start putting together the specs for a new system. At this point, I haven't even decided whether to go Intel or AMD, but the one thing I'm sure of is that I want this to be a 64 bit system.
My reasoning for this is that I do a lot of 3D graphics, and am frequently running into "out of memory errors" despite the 4 gigs I currently have. My understanding is that this problem will go away (or at least happen a lot less often) in a 64 bit system.
A couple of questions:
Do I need a special 64 bit cpu to run 64 bit windows? Also, can you buy Win XP on the same disc for 32 bit and 64 bit? I probably want to dual boot in case I run into problem programs under 64 bit, but would like to avoid having to buy 2 versions of the OS.
Thanks for any tips.
My reasoning for this is that I do a lot of 3D graphics, and am frequently running into "out of memory errors" despite the 4 gigs I currently have. My understanding is that this problem will go away (or at least happen a lot less often) in a 64 bit system.
A couple of questions:
Do I need a special 64 bit cpu to run 64 bit windows? Also, can you buy Win XP on the same disc for 32 bit and 64 bit? I probably want to dual boot in case I run into problem programs under 64 bit, but would like to avoid having to buy 2 versions of the OS.
Thanks for any tips.